Sosua Reports

I was just wondering if I'm staying at lifestyles tropical on confresi beach for 2 days before going to blackbeards and sosua., and I wanted to go to sosua on one night is it easy to get a taxi back and forth from these locations, especially leaving Sosua at night back to confresi? Also what kind of money am I looking at for this.

Thanks

[QUOTE=Tom Gueguen]As far as you're in the street walking to the atm you should have told them to F...k off.

Nothing was negociated beforehand so they can't force you to pay a certain amount.[/QUOTE]Just because he could have told them to f**k off doesn't mean he wanted to tell them to f**k off. Maybe he was trying to treat them with a little respect or wanted to keep the window open to another session another time. The difference between paying them what they wanted and telling them to f**k off was $33.U.S. I doubt that would have broken the guy.

It's attitudes like yours that give us gringos a bad image in the various mongering destinations all over the world.

[QUOTE=Boston Gringo 1]I was just wondering if I'm staying at lifestyles tropical on confresi beach for 2 days before going to blackbeards and sosua., and I wanted to go to sosua on one night is it easy to get a taxi back and forth from these locations, especially leaving Sosua at night back to confresi? Also what kind of money am I looking at for this.

Thanks[/QUOTE]

I would estimate you're looking at close to $60US one-way.
Unless you're determined to go to Sosua, BB is much closer.

[QUOTE=Manizales911]Just because he could have told them to f**k off doesn't mean he wanted to tell them to f**k off. Maybe he was trying to treat them with a little respect or wanted to keep the window open to another session another time. The difference between paying them what they wanted and telling them to f**k off was $33.U.S. I doubt that would have broken the guy.

It's attitudes like yours that give us gringos a bad image in the various mongering destinations all over the world.[/QUOTE]

Please Manizales911 RESPECT my opinion.

I don't respect a girl who is threathening to make a mess in my hotel room.

It's not a question of price but a question of attitude.

I think, on the contrary, that these chicas only try to take advantage of the weakness of many gringos.

And I think going to an atm to pay them is encouraging this kind of bad attitude.

The lesson here is......make sure you agree on the price first...problem solved!

There is only one main road hard to get lost.Cost you less than taxis.Get full coverage.

I will be in confresi for 2 days before going to bb for 4 days, and then to sosua for 2 days, so I was just looking to go somewhere the 1st 2 nights.

Thanks for any input!

[QUOTE=Tom Gueguen]Please Manizales911 RESPECT my opinion.

I don't respect a girl who is threathening to make a mess in my hotel room.

It's not a question of price but a question of attitude.

I think, on the contrary, that these chicas only try to take advantage of the weakness of many gringos.

And I think going to an atm to pay them is encouraging this kind of bad attitude.[/QUOTE]I do respect your right to have your own opinion but do not respect the attitude you are taking towards the chicas. There will always be a few bad apples but some of these girls try to take advantage of gringos because we are taking advantage of THEM to a degree. Though it is true that what these girls get paid for an hour in the sack with us is a weeks pay for most Dominicans,those Dominicans don't have to lick some fat ugly sometimes disrespectful gringo's balls to get paid that money. The first time you go to one of these girls homes and see how they live like I have many times you may look at these girls in a different light.

Sorry if I came across a little harsh but I know first hand what kind of living conditions most of these girls come from and a five dollar bill here and there makes a difference to them and doesn't make a difference to me and it pisses me off to no end when guys begrudge a chica a few bucks.

[QUOTE=Boston Gringo 1]I was just wondering if I'm staying at lifestyles tropical on confresi beach for 2 days before going to blackbeards and sosua., and I wanted to go to sosua on one night is it easy to get a taxi back and forth from these locations, especially leaving Sosua at night back to confresi? Also what kind of money am I looking at for this.

Thanks[/QUOTE]

Here Boston Grongo this may help you. Taxi info, just plug in the airport or town.

[url]www.dominicanairporttransfers.com[/url]

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[QUOTE=Tom Gueguen]Please Manizales911 RESPECT my opinion.

I don't respect a girl who is threathening to make a mess in my hotel room.

It's not a question of price but a question of attitude.

I think, on the contrary, that these chicas only try to take advantage of the weakness of many gringos.

And I think going to an atm to pay them is encouraging this kind of bad attitude.[/QUOTE]

I want to point out that no threats to make a mess or anything were ever made. I was avoiding potential trouble at a place where I stay at often and want to go back to without getting dirty looks from the long time residents and the management.

I did not have enough cash to pay what they thought their rate should have been - so I went to the ATM to get it. They waited on the corner and did not come to the actual machine.

It is not as if they had been asking 3000 pesos each (and my understanding is that many ask for that even if they don't get it) or even 2500 pesos. Then it may have been a different matter.

The chicas are/were friendly girls, I saw each of them at different times at the bars throughout my trip and we always spoke/shared a drink etc (of course that is with me buying the drink).

Just wondering if anyone had tried any of the restaurants in the town of costambar or at the beach, and if anyone had any recomondations. Also how close is cristals to bb?

Thanks

[QUOTE=Boston Gringo 1]Just wondering if anyone had tried any of the restaurants in the town of costambar or at the beach, and if anyone had any recomondations. Also how close is cristals to bb?

Thanks[/QUOTE]I have tried pretty much all of them and have no complaints,most of the local places along the beach serve a more traditional local Dominican fare which I like but some of the guys I have traveled with did not care for it because they are used to American food where as I travel constantly and am used to eating that type of food. The restaurant in Costambar Solo Mio is an Italian restaurant with good food for those who like a more American style restaurant.

[QUOTE=Boston Gringo 1]Just wondering if anyone had tried any of the restaurants in the town of costambar or at the beach, and if anyone had any recomondations. Also how close is cristals to bb?

Thanks[/QUOTE]There is an Dominican restaurant outside the main entrance to constambar.

I personally like tam tam on the malecon.

[QUOTE=Boston Gringo 1]Just wondering if anyone had tried any of the restaurants in the town of costambar or at the beach, and if anyone had any recomondations. Also how close is cristals to bb?

Thanks[/QUOTE]

In answer to your other question, Cristal's is on the east side of Puerto Plata, just off the malecon (seafront promenade).
I'm guessing about 6-7 miles away.